South African inflation is subdued and food price rises are slowing, but the proposed VAT hike would throw a big spanner in the works.

In January, economists expect that overall PCE inflation rose 0.3% on a monthly basis and 2.5% on an annual basis, according to FactSet’s consensus estimates. They anticipate that the core measure of ...

Economist at the Efficient Group Dawie Roodt says the 3.2% increase in the Consumer Price Index is good news. He says markets ...

The Social Security Administration's 2024 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) has left many beneficiaries feeling shortchanged.

Retirees are often thought to be living on fixed incomes, but most of them are collecting Social Security benefits, and those ...

Home prices continued to trend upwards in December as the benchmark national index rose for a 23rd consecutive month to a 19th straight record high. Read more here.

The latest Primerica Household Budget Index™ (HBI™), a monthly economic snapshot measuring the impact of inflation on middle-income households alongsi ...

Consumer confidence has taken a significant hit, marking its largest decline since 2021, as persistent inflation continues to ...

Australian consumer prices dipped month-on-month in January, dragged lower by a slowdown in housing costs and a drop in ...

CPI indicator rose 2.5% in the 12 months to January. • The top contributors to the annual movement were Food and ...

Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to keep the purchasing power of benefits aligned with rising prices across the economy. The official 2026 COLA will not ...